Re: What's up Doc Stern ?

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

Bird, I enjoy reading your posts, informative and well assembled. We'll just
have to agree to disagree about the Bird's lack of support for the Team. As
for Cous, what qualifies him for his remarks. He played the game back in the
Flintstones era and still tries to qualify the past with the present. OB's
certainly no Cous, but how do you think Cous would have managed the team the
last 1-1/2 seasons??????? Celts in 6.

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: "bird" <birdwl@earthlink.net>
To: "Shawn Niles" <shizzjr@hotmail.com>
Cc: <grodeg@kalama.com>; <Celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: What's up Doc Stern ?


> On Saturday, May 25, 2002, at 08:51 PM, Shawn Niles wrote:
>
> > If Cousy bled green, he would never make comments like that, no matter
> > how he feels, and especially not during a Celts playoff run. If he feels
> > that way, he might as well stay away. Who needs em?
>
> Apparently, the team (and its fans) did back when Cousy was playing.  How
> soon these sorts of things are forgotten.  Someone can, by the way, both
> bled green and find fault with the team.  Former players, especially, get
> to say whatever they want about the game, because they've earned it.
Well,
>   the Cooz has, anyway.  Maybe Tom Tolbert hasn't.  (What do I mean,
"maybe"
> ?)  It wasn't even like Cousy dogged the team, a la WayRay, just that he
> had some complimentary words for the opposing player.  Apparently, this
> non-issue, like the "Bird not coming to the Fleet" non-issue, just won't
> die.  Not sure why this is a big deal to you people who seem to find it a
> big deal.  Didn't the team just win a crucial third game without Larry Joe
> Bird's presence, and in spite of Bob Cousy's comments?
>
> Bird